Tray structure for wall shelving



fAug. 1.21 .1930'. l w. FJRIQHARDSON 'TRAY STRUCTURE FOR WALL 5mm-me Filed Dec. vzu.` 192s 'ATTORNEYS 25 ture, with one of the trays thereof vio PatenredAug. 12, 1930 e WILLIAMnRrcHnnDsoN, or CLEVELAND.orario.-AssIGNoRorgONE-Harare i `lueuriurolv,or WILLQUGHBY, oHro TRAY STRUCTURE ron'warri SHLVINGT aplincatimmea December 31,1928 serial No. 329,489, f

This invention relates to improvements in removable tray structures for metal shelvn` ing and more particularly, for shelving 4suitable for use in store rooms, such asthe store. 5 rooms of railway shops 'where storage space is requiredrfor large quantities of both large e yand small articles.y

The general object of the present invention is the provision of` improvedremovable tray fw structures for metal shelving, the trays oi somestructures being of greater width than Vthe trays of other structures, kwith greatery or less space between trays, saidstructures being of simple and inexpenslve construc- 15 tion so that they can be made andsold at low cost, and comprising a minimum easily assembled-parts. y

Further objects ofthe invention 'are in part obvious and in part will appear more in number of 20 detail hereinafter.`

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a storage compartment containing'` three of the present improved tray structures; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a. removed tray strucpartially withdrawn ;Fig 3 is a front elevation of the frame of a tray structure, the trays havin been removed; and Fig. .tis an` enlargecgl front elevation of a portion of altray structure showing one tray. v n

Referring to the drawing, 1 represents `a storage compartment formed by the spaced horizontal shelf members 2 and the spaced vertical partition members 3, said compartment being of generally rectangular shape in both. its transverse and ylongitudinal dimensions. In many places, such as in the`store rooms of railway shops, storage spaceisarequired-for large .quantities of many' sinall keep `them in assorted and properly spaced condition, to assign one of these comparativelyl large compartments to each lot of articles.

tions l12, `otfthe top articles y' and obviously itis impractical, to

The present applicantlhas ltherefore -ipro-A j vided-traystructures .fdrlsuch storage com l pa1tments,:each such structure including a aligned trays, assorted condition, yquantities of-.many usmall articles. widerthan those/of other structures, with greater or uless spacingl between trays, so 4that different sized articles maybe storedptherein.` Except for varying widths and. spacing of. trays these tray. structures 'are alike, so

z-,suitableqfframefand -a series -ofJvertically in whichma'y `be placed, 'inV 50` -v The trays of some structures are Y that a-de'scriptionof onewill suflicein most respects forladescription `forallg; Y

, y 'Each tray structure f includes a llsuitable frame having a U-shaped front member 8j, ,af U-shaped rear member 9identical therev fwith and ia `plurality yof',longitudinally lextending tray-supportingy members arranged y in p airs and securedy atvarious heights `to the upright .arms 1() of said front andy rear f frame members. Each such member includes a horizontally disposedA tray-.supporting portion 12, a vertically disposed portion 13 adapted' tofbe welded or otherwise suitably secured tothe inner surface of one of the j frame arms 10 and al verticallyv disposed portion 14 connecting uthe upper end of the secur- .mg portion 13 to Vtheouter end of the trayfsupportingportion 12 thefvertically disposed portions 13 and 14 lying inlongitudina-l abutting engagement. In order to insure -the maintenance of .the upper lends of theV arms 10 of the front and rear frame members 8 and 9 in proper spacedrelation, the front i kand rear ends ofthe trayssupporting por- `pair of 4tray-supporting i members are connected by cross members 18,

asclearly indicated inFig. 3, said crosssmembers being` secured said'portions Intheembodimentfof the intothe lower surfaces of Ventionillustrated` in' Figs. 2 `'and 3, four ,-pairsfof tray-supporting members are providedfand; in the; middle tray structure .fshown'in Fig. 1,- there areyonlythree pairs, ,sa that there is more space between., the trays i yare of greater width than others.

' is, of course,lnotnecessary.

here shownis a-lmernber 28 of this structure than between the two end structures shown in Fior. 1`

The trays are all' alire except that some Each is inone piece and includes a bottom portion 20, upwardly extending side portions 21, an upwardly extending rear end portion 22, and

an upwardly extending front end, portion 23, said side and end portions having beveled ends in the presentillustration, though such Thebottom part of thefront'end portion 23 terminates below the bottom portion 20, to

said portion 24 forming a ,WILLIAM n` nioHnBDsoN.

which it isconnect ed byethenlpwardly extending portionw2d4,

stop ori ,abutment lto limit rearward movement of the trays along the trayfsupporting portions 12, This feature is especially Adesirable""where the 'A frames of the tray structures are` of Aless length than the depth of the storage cornp'-rtnien'ts in which'A they areused.-y Preferablyyand as shown, the front end-portion' 23 i. of; eaehtray is provided on it'sffr'ont surface with Vsuitable means to receive a aarde? identifying the contents of thel tray.

bottom cardconiining i'l'anges29, Y l 'f The three traystructures shown 'in' Fig'. "1

The Vmeans 'Y uhavingtopv and arefof-fdifferentliwidths but of" the same heightyand length'. The middle structure, is the widest, sayf8`;

containing three trays thetstructure atth'e left,containingfourtrays, t' 'l is Athe narrowest, say 4.; andthe structure at thefright, containing vfour-trays, isof in- @mediate widutsay e".

, vided-in compartmentf1 for eleven lots ot Withthese' three I.' i tray' structures, separate storage space ispro-I y articles." Dueftorthe'faet that the middle tray f structurel offFig11 contains vonly three trays, there 'is more space above the lowerv two trays 'of *this structure `than-above the trays of the other lstructureshownin Fig. 1. l As a' consequenee, the lower two ltrays structure-can receive larger or higherl articles. The two endportions of the tray structure frameare absolutelyalike so'` that either end of the middle 'can .bensed as the front end. No special care v eertingI the frame structure within -astorage` compartment.'

need therefore be 'given vto vthe ymanner of inf Other advantages and features ofthe i'nventionwill 'be apparent to those skilled in A reinvableltraystructure for a 'storage 'cempartmerrtV of 'wall shelving, comprising a v therein, said frame f comprising posed' portions o'fsaid front member Abeing connected tothe e orrespondirig portions of .li f said rear byvertieally svv aeedgpai'ifs 'of tray' supporting D-iriemsbers lo generally right .i puedememberimving-a'bottomportim 'frmpand rear: Ushaped members, l me: venan? di* l an upright rear end 

